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Thailand's One Start One Stop Investment Center

05.03.2010

Opened on November 23, 2009, the One Start One Stop Investment Center, or OSOS, offers investors a wide range of investment-related services. The center is open to all businesses - Thai or foreign; big or small; BOI-promoted or not — interested in investing in Thailand.

Foreigners: Legal problems of home ownership in Thailand James Finch and Nilobon Tangprasit Bangkok Post 04.05.2009	Your Money: Bringing it to Thailand and taking it out - Part V: Your questions James Finch, Nilobon Tangprasit Bangkok Post 29.04.2009
This is the first in a series about the legal problems of foreigners who now own homes in Thailand. If you have one or more of these problems, you can and should correct them - before they reach some final stage of the legal system.	Many of you asked questions in response to our series on moving money in and out of Thailand. The following questions represent those that were most frequently asked.
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Your Money: Bringing it to Thailand and taking it out - Part VI James Finch and Nilobon Tangprasit Bangkok Post 21.04.2009	Your Money: Bringing it to Thailand and taking it out - Part III James Finch, Nilobon Tangprasit Bangkok Post 14.04.2009
This time we're going to follow the process of transferring money in and out of Thailand for a specific transaction - to give you an idea of how some of the rules work, particularly in connection with repatriation.	Last time we talked about two of the basic types of baht bank accounts. The third type of baht account is the fixed-term deposit account. This kind of account typically offers no services (such as ATMs), and you have to leave the money in the account for the entire period agreed with the bank, or they apply penalties that don't make opening this kind of account worthwhile. The advantage? Higher interest rates.
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Your Money: Bringing it to Thailand and taking it out - Part II James Finch, Nilobon Tangprasit Bangkok Post 06.04.2009	Barriers to Sharing Lowered by Creative Commons Licenses in Thailand Santibhap Ussavasodhi NNT 03.04.2009
Last time we talked about the mechanics of bringing money into Thailand. This time we'll discuss the bank accounts you can keep it in. To begin with, in Thailand you can deposit baht or foreign currency in Thai banks. This week we'll concentrate on baht accounts.	Creative Commons Thailand has adapted the Creative Commons licenses to Thai law. The localised licenses, launched 2 April [2009], enable Thai creators to easily share creative works by lowering legal barriers and prohibitive transaction costs.
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YOUR MONEY: Bringing it to Thailand and taking it out - Part I James Finch, Nilobon Tangprasit Bangkok Post 29.03.2009	Making appointments in Thailand Executive Planet 16.03.2009
When foreigners come to live in Thailand they bring money to buy homes, invest in businesses and pay their expenses. If they leave, or if they have expenses elsewhere, they may want to send the money out. We are often consulted about various aspects of currency transactions in and out of Thailand. This series covers some of the important things you should know about money flows to help you avoid costly mistakes.	Office hours in Thailand are generally 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., though a large number of people will work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most people will break for lunch from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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